2023 Ivorian senatorial election

Senatorial elections were held in Ivory Coast on 16 September 2023.^[1][2]

2023 Ivorian senatorial election

← 2018 16 September 2023

66 of 99 seats in the Senate 50 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Seats +/– RHDP Alassane Ouattara 58 +8 PDCI–RDA Philippe Cowppli-Bony 6 +6 Independents – 2 −14 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. President of the Senate before President of the Senate after Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio Kandia Camara

Context

Members of the electoral college were renewed in the 2023 Ivorian local elections on 2 September 2023, with a landslide victory for the ruling RHDP.^[3]

Electoral system

Senators are elected by members of municipal, autonomous districts and regional councils. In each region and autonomous district, two senators are elected by the members of this electoral college, while the president nominates a third one. The Senate thus has a total of 99 senators, 66 elected and 33 nominated.^[4]

Results

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace	6,404	74.63	-3.67	58	+8
	PDCI–RDA	1,061	12.36	New	6	+6
	PDCI–RDA–PPA–CI joint list	202	2.35	New	0	–
	African People's Party – Côte d'Ivoire (PPA–CI)	106	1.24	New	0	–
	Ivorian Popular Front (FPI)	56	0.65	New	0	–
	Independents	752	8.76	-12.94	2	-14
Nominated senators					33	–
Total		8,581	100.00	–	99	–
Valid votes		8,581	98.87
Invalid votes		51	0.59
Blank votes		47	0.54
Total votes		8,679	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		9,535	91.02
Source: CEI